On a rainy, gloppy, post-snowfall Monday, city crews are finally taking down holiday decorations that were strung up in November. Multicolored ornaments that doubled as street lights, giant many pointed stars that hang above the sidewalks, more. The final, municipal sign that the Christmas season is officially over. Standing at the counter of a café, I watch two men high on a crane disconnect one of these stars. When it's detached from its moorings, they drop it into the back of their truck o...
Published on January 18, 2010 22:06